a simple question for beach divers

[m.gong]

where do you keep your car keys, espcially those with remote attached to the key? i was wondering how the hell it could still unlock the doors after an hours or so underwater. (i am assuming no one is going to staying on the beach to guard your keys).

 

[Kevrumbo]

Hitchsafe, for those with tow hitches. . .
Otherwise, carry your keys on you, wear a drysuit and hope you never have a flood.

 

[crab lover]

I have my one key (the one key opens the door and starts the ignition)in a small drybox that is on a string that I have around my neck and tuck into my wetsuit. It is one of those with the chip in it (no remote though) and the drybox has flooded a couple of times, but it still works despite the salt water.

 

[sschlesi]

I put my electronic key in a ziploc and then in my pants pocket inside my dry suit. If I were diving wet, I would take only the backup metal key and attach it to myself or bcd.

A few times I have hidden my electronic rental car keys under a rock, while carefully noting which rock it was. Once I got a bit careless about noting which rock the key was under, there was a stressful 10 minutes spent turning rocks on a very rocky beach. I can't recommend the rock method.

Scott S.

 

[jefffalcone]

I just hide mine inside my bumper. If someone really wants to break into your car, they're going to do it with or without the key.

 

[cmufieldhockey8]

gas cap

 

[spectrum]

Lanyard around my neck when wet. Secured in a BC pocket when dry.

I do leave a water bottle by the vehicle to rinse the keys before use.

 

[Doc Intrepid]

I have a non-electronic key that I carry with me on the dive.

(Separate from my key ring with the electronic fob on it...)

While I only dive dry, with the spare key bolt-snapped off to a loop inside my thigh pocket, the key would also work with a wetsuit - the key doesn't care if it gets wet. (Like Spectrum, I also leave a water bottle outside the van to rinse off the key after the dive...)

Even if you have a key with a chip in it, most dealers will - for a small fee - be able to provide you with a 'chip-less key' that fits into your wallet. That would be the one to take with you on the dive.

Before I went this route I just tucked my key ring either up on top of the front tire inside the wheel well, or else behind the front tire up on the frame of my van.

But even though its quite true that someone who wants to break in might easily do so even without the key, I see no reason to make it easier for them - and they know the relatively easy places to look.

Making it more difficult for them serves some deterrent value...perhaps they'll go look for a vehicle thats easier to break into. (Parking intelligently may also play some role in determining who gets hit...)

Best,

Doc

 

[CBulla]

I bury it in the sand to the right of the boardwalk, usually 5 or 6 paces off. Sometimes I'll drop it in my cooler. The best, and this messes with people, wrap it in a diaper so it looks like a well used diaper on the seat, but in reality its housing the keys to the castle. Sometimes though, when I'm really in a mood, I'll just stick it under the drivers seat tucked into the springs and pull the 4x4 transmission into neutral territory with the emergency brake on. I don't even bother to lock the doors.. hell, I don't even drive with them on most times anyway! :rofl: I drive a Wrangler

 

[Txfirefighter4305]

I have a place up behind my fog lights my keys fit, I just make sure no one is looking when I stick them there.